Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima - Asia Pacific war

The battles begin!!! U.S & Pacific

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbour is attacked.

Central & East Asia

Dec 8, 1941

Japanese landings in Thailand & Malaya.
Hong Kong attacked.

Central & East Asia

Dec 10, 1941

Sinking of British battleships Prince of Wales & Repulse

U.S & Pacific

Dec 10, 1941

First Japanese landings on Luzon, Philippines

Central and East Asia

Dec 17, 1941

British withdraw to Perak River, Malaya.

U.S & Pacific

Dec 22, 1941

Main Japanese landings on Luzon, Philippines

Central & East Asia

Dec 25, 1941

Hong Kong surrenders

U.S & Pacific

Jan 3, 1942

Japanese bomb New Guinea.

U.S & Pacific

Jan 10, 1942

Japanese begin landing in Northern Dutch Indonesia

Central & East Asia

Jan 11, 1942

Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

Central & East Asia

Jan 11, 1942

Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

Central & East Asia

Jan 30, 1942

British withdraw to Singapore

Central & East Asia

Feb 15, 1942

Singapore surrenders.

U.S & Pacific

Feb 28, 1942

Continuing Japanese attacks at Bataan, Philippines

U.S & Pacific

Apr 8, 1942

Bataan surrenders.

Central & East Asia

May 4, 1942

Japanese enter China from Burma

Central & East Asia

May 20, 1942

British complete withdrawal from Burma

U.S & Pacific

Jun 4, 1942

Naval battle of Midway

MANY MORE NAVAL BATTLES ACROSS MANY COUNTRIES

Jun 5, 1942

As the title suggests, from 5th June onwards... many navy battles happened.

U.S & Pacific

Jan 24, 1943

New Guinea secured by Allies.

Central & East Asia

Feb 3, 1943

In Feburary sometime...operations against Japanese in Burma begin

Central & East Asia

Jul 5, 1943

From July 5 - 13 the Japanese retreat to Burma

U.S & Pacfiic

Mar 3, 1944

Last Japanese resistance in Manila ends

U.S & Pacific

Apr 29, 1944

U.S. fleet raids Truk Atoll

U.S & Pacific

Jun 19, 1944

Naval battle of the Philippine Sea.

U.S & Pacific

Oct 25, 1944

Naval battle of Leyte Gulf

U.S & Pacific

Nov 24, 1944

First B-29 raid against Tokyo.
B-29 is the 'officaial' name of the bombing.

Central & East Asia

Feb 3, 1945

Sometime in February, Burma Road reopened.

U.S & Pacific

Mar 3, 1945

Last Japanese resistance in Manila ends

U.S & Pacific

Mar 10, 1945

First Allied Fire Bombing on Japan (Tokyo)

U.S & Pacific

Apr 1, 1945

Allied invasion of Okinawa.

U.S & Pacific

Apr 7, 1945

Japanese battleship Yamato sunk

U.S & Pacific

Apr 12, 1945

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies

ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA

Aug 6, 1945

NOOOO!!! D:

ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASKI, JAPAN

Aug 9, 1945

Noooooooo D:

Central & East Asia

Aug 9, 1945

Soviet Army invades Manchuria

FINALLY!!!!!!

Aug 15, 1945

Emperor Hirohito announces surrender of Japan.